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Seven Conservatives highlighted a host of issues with phase two of the £55.7 billion rail scheme between Manchester and Leeds during a Westminster Hall debate, including fears of major ground subsidence along the route.

NETWORK RAIL has unveiled details of its scheme to complete the electrification of the railway between Preston and Blackpool North, and work will move into high gear this autumn during a 19-week blockade.

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The Guardian

Government to look at extending dangerous driving offence to cyclistsTheresa May says transport secretary will look at whether law needs to be changed after case in which woman died in LondonThe government is to examine whether the offence of dangerous driving should be extended to cyclists after a case in which a woman died after being struck by a rider whose bike had no front brake.Speaking at prime ministerâ€™s questions, Theresa May said the transport secretary, Chris Grayling, would look at whether there was a need for a law change after the death of Kim Briggs. Continue reading...

Well done, Ryanair - yes, Ryanair! â€“ for shaming the speedy boarders | Stuart HeritageMaking those who stuff two bags into overhead lockers buy priority boarding has done what would once have been unthinkable: made Ryanair look goodNobody likes a speedy boarder. Thatâ€™s just a fact, plain and simple. People who purchase priority boarding upgrades on low-cost airlines are genuinely worse than the devil. Theyâ€™re snooty and snobby, and the only way they can distinguish themselves from the unwashed plebs theyâ€™re forced to share a plane with is by spending a fiver for the privilege of sitting in it first. Theyâ€™re people who go on the internet specifically to pretend not to know who K...

Yorkshire Evening Post

Tory MPs threaten to rebel over HS2 train proposals Seven Conservatives highlighted a host of issues with phase two of the £55.7 billion rail scheme between Manchester and Leeds during a Westminster Hall debate, including fears of major ground subsidence along the route.

Is the air on London Underground fit to breathe? Various studies in recent years have showed that Londonâ€™s commuters could be exposed to dangerous levels of bacteria, particulate matter and nanodust particles on the underground system. In June, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan launched a new plan to â€¦

Trains running again between Bolton and Manchester after bridge collapseTrains have today started running again between Bolton and Manchester after services had been suspended on the line for a number of weeks. Initially, the line was closed during a Network Rail possession to improve the route ahead of electrification. This work at Bolton station, which included...

Iconic Birmingham statue makes way for start of tram expansion projectThe Midland Metro tram expansion has taken a key step forward as one of Birmingham’s iconic landmarks, the Iron: Man, was lifted out of Victoria Square to make way for construction. Two cranes were used to raise the six-tonne metal sculpture out of the ground, marking the start of work on...

Our flight hell - LetterI write to register serious disturbance by planes arriving for Heathrow.
This is not one complaint. I have kept a diary between September 2016 – 22 March 2017 let us say conservatively 4.30am -6am 10 fights; 6.01am – 9am 60 flights; 9am – 6pm I am out of the house,thank fully; then between 6pm – 11pm 150 flights, making a total daily number that affect me of 220 flights, over 187 days making it 41,140 complaints.